An Affair to Remember (1957)
Director: Leo McCarey
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Remake of McCarey's own Love Affair of 1939, with Grant and Kerr taking over from Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in this comedy drama about a shipboard romance between a wealthy playboy and an ex-chanteuse. Entertaining enough while the action's still afloat, the plot later gets bogged down in soapy clichés when the characters debark in New York, agreeing to separate and test their love before they marry. Boyer's romantic gravity is much missed in the second half.Author: GA
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- BlooNose said...
- Posted on Dec 25 2007 18:54 A classic rainy afternoon romance with style. Yes it's schmaltzy but Kerr and Grant carry it off and their performances distract admirably from the worst excesses of plot and dialogue.
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Cast & crew
Director: Leo McCarey
Producer: Jerry Wald
Cast: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Cathleen Nesbitt, Richard Denning, Neva Patterson, Robert Q Lewis full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 115 mins
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